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“Psychiatric Drugs and Withdrawal Issues” presented by MindFreedom in collaboration with “I Love You, Lead On!”. A panel of experts by experience as well as experts by training will address the topic followed by a facilitated group discussion.

Join us for a free, online discussion group, the second in an educational series in the spirit of Judi Chamberlin called ‘Judi’s Room’, a collaboration between MindFreedom International and ‘I Love You, Lead On” Wednesday, February 10 6:00 PM EST 4:00 PM MT 3:00 PM PST Pre-registration is required. To register, click HERE About this Event: Psychiatric Drugs and…

Thank You for Your Help to Protect Shield Member Adrianne Stacey from Psychiatric Abuse; Held Against Her Will at Cowichan District Hospital in British Columbia and Forcibly Drugged

Shield Alert for Adrianne Stacey   This alert was originally posted on 1/29/2021. This alert was updated on 2/9/2021 and again on 3/12/2021 and 3/18/2021. 3/18/21 Great news! Adrianne Stacey has been discharged from Cowichan Hospital in British Columbia! Thank you to those of you who wrote letters, sent emails, and made phone calls on…

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MFI Informs National Council for Independent Living About the Need for Informed Consent and Supported Decision Making in Congregate Living Facilities. Read Full Letter HERE

Shield and Intersectional Rights Protection An Update from the NCIL Mental Health Subcommittee  Successful comics can be particularly good at recognizing what hovers below the illusions that most of us accept as unchallenged reality. The late George Carlin exposes one of the myths that many of us accept. He riffs that it is comforting to…

“What is Mental Illness, or What It Is Not” a Free, On-line Discussion Presented by MindFreedom International and ‘I Love You, Lead On’ Featuring Ron Bassman, David Oaks, and Al Galves.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 6:00-8:00 pm Eastern “What is Mental Illness or What It Is Not” is a the first in an educational series co-produced by MindFreedom International and ‘I Love You, Lead on” (producers of ‘Judi’s Room’). This event is reflective of the spirit of human rights activist and psychiatric survivor, Judi Chamberlin…

Letter Submitted to FDA Demands that Electro-Shock be Standardized/Regulated. ECT-Brain-Injury Survivors MUST receive Rehabilitation Services! Activist Sarah Price Hancock Asks MFI Members to Help Spread the Word on Social Media!

Sarah Price Hancock, psychiatric survivor and activist, recently authored a letter to the FDA making several key demands as it regards electroshock, the ‘treatment’ featured in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ HERE, now euphemistically known as electro-convulsive treatment (ECT). You can read the entire letter HERE. She asks for your help circulating this letter.…

Mad Pride in Korea inspires Global Activities – Saturday, October 10, 2020 – World Mental Health Day! Call for artists and activists to participate!

What is Mad Pride? Mad Pride is a mass movement of the users of mental health services, former users, and the aligned, which advocates that individuals diagnosed with mental disorders should be proud of their ‘mad’ identity. It was formed in 1993. For more information about the history and meaning of Mad Pride, you can…

Whistleblower, pharmacologist and former FDA scientist, Ron Kavanagh exposes corruption within the FDA in approving harmful psych drugs that have little or no benefit. Contact the Senate to demand an investigation today!

This is to let you know Robert Whitaker just published a very informative article on Mad in America, An FDA Whistleblower’s Documents: Commerce, Corruption, and Death.  It details the courageous efforts of Ron Kavanagh, a pharmacologist who formerly worked as a scientific consultant for the FDA, to blow the whistle on the improper approval of the…

Jim Gottstein, founder of PsychRights and author of the ‘Zyprexa Papers’ is interviewed by Dr. Peter Breggin in “The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour” plus a link to an excellent review of the “Zyprexa Papers’ published in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

MFI’s Executive Director, Ron Bassman had this to say about Jim’s new book, “I strongly recommend without any reservations the new book by Jim Gottstein. Jim has been at tireless warrior for human rights – especially for those of us who have been diagnosed with serious mental illness and have been forced to undergo treatments that are against our expressed wishes. His book The Zyprexa Papers describes the power and influence of Big Pharma through Jim’s personal story of challenging the road blocks within the legal system and it’s powerful alliance with Psychiatry. “